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Free Piano Lessons for Children

Free Keyboard Trainer

At Zebrakeys.com, we offer free piano lessons for children. There are five lessons for absolute beginners and another 18 lessons for beginners. And since learning piano is much more fun these days with all of the new technologies which allow children to be able to learn right from their own home. It is most likely that parents would want to help their child to learn our piano lessons online. Read the rest of this entry »

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Table of Contents – Free Online Piano Lessons

Table of Contents

Piano Basics

Lesson 1 – Patterns of Piano Keys

Lesson 2 – Names of White Keys

White Key Names

Black Key Names

Lesson 3 – Names of Black Keys

Lesson 4 – Piano Grand Staff

Lesson 5 – Music Notation: Note Durations

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Beginner Piano

Lesson 6 – Learn Song, “Brother John”

Lesson 7 – London Bridge is Falling Down

Lesson 8 – Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

Lesson 9 – Major Chord

Access free Virtual Piano Chords Chart to find any Chords

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Lesson 10 – Three Primary Chords

Three Primary Chords

Lesson 11 – 12 Bar Blues Chord Progression

Lesson 12 – 12 Keys of Music

Lesson 13 – Major Scale

Lesson 14 – Intervals

Lesson 15 – Chords of the Major Scale

Lesson 16 – Circle of Fifths

Lesson 17 – Chord Inversions

Lesson 18 – Double Chord Pattern

Lesson 19 – Broken Chord Pattern

Lesson 20 – Arpeggio Chord Pattern

Lesson 21 – Pentatonic Scale

Lesson 22 – Whole Tone Scale

Lesson 23 – Arpeggios

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Intermediate Piano

Lesson 24 – America (My Country, ‘Tis of Thee)

Lesson 25 – Learn How to Play “Silent Night”

Lesson 26 – God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

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Up On The Housetop

Up On The Housetop Sheet Music

Learn how to play Up On The Housetop. Download a copy of free sheet music for this song, or, see note below.

This song is play in 4/4 time (four beats per measure, and each beat receives a quarter note). Read the rest of this entry »

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Singing

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Singing is good for the soul. Some say that when they are singing they feel good about themselves. There is no greater way to make yourself happy than singing a joyful song. When you sing, you are creating a positive mindset within yourself.

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Free Christmas Sheet Music

Download these popular Christmas sheet music (with guitar chords) below for free. You can also learn how to play any of these easy piano Christmas songs, free virtual piano keyboard provided. Read the rest of this entry »

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Music As Numeric Language

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Music language is the same as any language – language can be written or spoken. Language functions as code for communicating with one another. We can categorize language as being of two types: the “natural” language and “numeric” one.

The “natural” language uses “words”, whereas the “numeric” language uses “mathematical” forms. We see patterns in music just as in mathematics, and they are not lifeless formulas, since they can be used to express harmony and beauty. It is helpful that such languages can sometimes cross Read the rest of this entry »

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Names of Piano Keys

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You have learned in the last tutorial about the piano layout, and recognize that there are sections of 12 keys (seven white keys, and five black keys in between them) throughout the piano keyboard. So, now we are going to learn the names of these piano keys.

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The names of these seven (7) white keys are –

C, D, E, F, G, A, B.

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Free Sheet Music

Here are some of the most popular free public domain sheet music for your download. See list of other free sheet music for classical pieces below.

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The Power of Music

Music Theory for Beginners

List of 50 Free Piano Lessons

Learn Music Intervals

Have you ever listened to a song that brought tears to your eyes? It has been found that most people connect to the words in a song or the music itself.

If you listen to songs that have an upbeat tempo, you will find yourself smiling. But if you are depressed, listening to sad songs can only make it worse. Music has a power to heal, it can heal even a broken heart.

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Minor Chords

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Playing minor chord is similar to major chord, except that the third note is lowered by half note, see diagram below:

Minor Chord

The formula for minor chord is: 1 – ^b3 – 5.

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Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

The video below shows you how to play one of the most popular nursery rhymes. Twinkle Little Star played in 2/4 time, which means there are two (2) beats in a measure, and each beat get a quarter note.

You will be playing three major chords with the left hand: C, F, and G Chords:

C chord, the notes are C-E-G
F chord, the notes are F-A-C
G chord, the notes are G-B-D

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Music for Healing

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There is an old saying, “Music soothes the savage beast.” Music truly can soothe you when you are upset over something. It can also help in relaxing our mind, and healing of our body. Listen to some of the below.

A therapy called “Brain Music Therapy,” where they record your brain waves and turn it into music. It is reported to soothe and make people feel much better. Music therapy has been used for some time in the mental health field as well. There is one facility that offers music to their residents if they get angry and upset as a way to de-stress them.

2 HOURS of Relaxing Music | Chinese Bamboo Flute | Piano – Meditation – Healing – Zen

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White Piano Keys

There are a total of seven white keys on a piano keyboard, and this pattern is repeated throughout the entire keyboard.

As we have learned in the first lesson that these seven white keys are divided into two groups (which will help us to recognize each key a lot easier, since we don’t have to start counting from C to B all the time):

	The Layout and Names of the White Keys:
1.	A group of three (3) white keys (with 2 black keys in between them) are – C, D, E
2.	A group of four (4) white keys (with 3 black keys in between them) are – F, G, A, B

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Musical Note Trainer

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A very useful and Free music tool that can be used to test your note reading skills is the Note Trainer, created by Ricci Adams. See the instructions on how to use the Note Trainer below:

	Instructions for using Note Trainer:
1.	Click on the “Settings” button to select which clef you would like to test on – Treble Clef, Bass Clef, etc.
2.	Select and click on any of the note name buttons below (C thru B) for the correct answer.
3.	If your answer is correct, it will add “1” to the “Correct” column, If your answer is incorrect, it will show you the correct answer (correct note name), and add “‘1” into the “Incorrect” indicator.

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Piano Keyboard Trainer

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Access this useful Free music training tool, Keyboard Trainer, created by Ricci Adams, to test you keyboard skills. In the keyboard trainer, click on the “Toggle Helpers” button to help you review the key names, or click on the link below for the names of black or white keys.

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[REVIEW: Lesson 2 – White Piano Key Names |
Lesson 3 – Black Piano Key Names]

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	Instructions for using Piano Keyboard Trainer:
1.	You can choose to test either the white keys or the black keys. The default is for the white keys, so click “On” on the “Black Keys” to activate the ‘Black Keys” setting.
2.	If you answer is correct, it will add “1” into the “Correct” column. If it is incorrect, it will show the correct answer, and then add “1” into the “Incorrect” column.

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